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3 updates · 3 appsNovember 7, 2026

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You can now connect your bank and credit card accounts to Claude to ask questions about your spending and balances.

Claude

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You can now connect your bank and credit card accounts to Claude to ask questions about your spending and balances.

Claude has a new "Personal Finance" tool that lets you securely link your financial accounts. Once connected, you can ask Claude in plain English to summarize your spending habits, check your account balances, or explain financial terms you don't understand.

This helps you get a better handle on your money without needing to be a finance expert.

Original reportingClaude can now analyze your spending with its new Personal Finance tool (reported by TechCrunch)Read original

Gemini

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Gemini for Home can now connect to AT&T's smart security system to summarize events like when a door opens.

If you have an AT&T Connected Life security system, you can now link it with Gemini for Home. This lets you ask Gemini for a summary of what's been happening at your house, like when doors were opened or motion was detected.

It's the first home security system to get these special features through Google Home Premium.

Original reportingGemini for Home now plugs into AT&T’s smart security systemRead original

Grok

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Some Grok Bot users found their weekly limits were maxed out due to high operational costs. (reported by TechCrunch)

Over the weekend, some people using Grok Bot were surprised to find they had hit their usage limits, even if they hadn't used it much.

The company said this was because the costs to run the service were very high, leading to tighter restrictions for now.

Original reportingElon Musk throttles Grok Bot limits due to 'unsustainably high' costs TechCrunchRead original